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guys i have posted this pic and put arrows to the location,all i need to know if this is the place to run the line for a mechanical speco boost gauge?

ive put the pic up as when i have asked before without a pic the only answer i got was that the guy used a t-piece on his which pretty much didn't help me at all as i needed to know where to run it from.

please let me know.

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I have been told a number of times ... (and I have done it this way and I also have a speco mechanical boost guage) to t-piece it off the hose that connects at the front of the stock bov...

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sorry for bringing up an old topic but rather do this than make a new one,i decided to use the hose that goes to the stock bov as its best to fit the t-piece but i have another problem.

with the speco mech 2" boost gauge are they meant to come with 2 compression sleeves?cause mine only has one and also when i use the only compression sleeve and one of the compression nuts and do it up tight onto the boost gauge the white pressure hose can be pulled out very easily is this normal?

there should of been a round brass ring that only just slips over the white hose this ring needs to be tight when slipped on to help with the crimping when nut is tightened. mine had the right size ring for the white hose that came with it.

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